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Communication Portfolio- Sample- Part Two

Part Two Template

Instructions:
For each employee/intern position held, describe what you learned that enhanced your knowledge or skills as a communication professional. All related documentation, including videotapes, photographs, art, evaluations, and projects, should be placed in your portfolio immediately behind this page. Begin with most recent to least recent. Include pre-college work only if you believe the experience resulted in the acquisition of college level knowledge and skills.

Exact Title of Position:

Account Executive for pro bono advertising work

Name and Address of Employing Organization:

Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria, 3809 West 35th Street, Austin, Texas, 78703

Dates of Employment:

From: October 1995 To: December 1995

Full-time or Part-time:

Part-time

Average number of hours per week:

Include the projected hours per week and the total hours for the total internship.

  • Example:Three classroom hours; numerous outside contact hours per week, which varied by week.

Name and Title of Immediate Supervisor:

Karen Ellis, Director of Public Relations, Austin Museum, and (512) 555-1234


Primary assigned responsibilities:

Describe your responsibilities here. A good source for this information should be the contract that you negotiated at the beginning of the internship with your supervisor.

  • Example:I performed the role of the group leader and account executive for an advertising agency group of five students. I coordinated the work of the group to prepare an advertising plan and design a print advertisement for the presentation to our client at the end of the semester. I facilitated communication between group members and ensure deadlines were met in completion of the plan and ad. I also made an oral presentation of the agency group recommendation to the client.

Describe which of the ten Student Learning Outcomes did this work experience fulfill:

Review the learning outcomes and select those applicable to your work experience.

  • Example:I worked on my group communication, presentational speaking, and leadership skills.

Describe how this work experience fulfilled these learning outcomes:

Be as specific as possible.

  • Example:The description of the experience and outcomes is spelled out in the responsibilities section above.

As a result of completing this work experience, what areas of improvement or skills are still needed in the then Student Learning Outcomes?

Include any skills you need to improve here.

  • Example: I need to learn more about group communication and leadership as the result of this experience. (Student should attach copy of ad work composed by the student group.)
 
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